So adventures in Emma and Emmett. This week, Emma decides to become an attention whore. I've never heard her cry and meow as much as I have this week. I guess she sees an advantage to me around so that I can pet her and feed her.

Emmett is obsessed with me taking showers. It's not him liking water per se, but more about me getting wet. He even blocks my way from getting out of the shower. So this week, I'm going to take my iPhone into the shower and snap pics of the little tike.

Hai everbuddy *waves* Thanks to all for the warm welcome back, I have really missed you guise. Unfortunately, RL was once again shooting me in the ass today, so there is no way I can respond to all the comments that I would like to, but I hope to be able to hang around for a little while this evening.

/ still trying to plow through accumulated email, and my phone service is still funky, so please be patient with me

love red squirrels. none around here... :( yesterday morning however had a bizarro-moment, leaving the apt. saw a squirrel bolting across the parking lot, which isn't that odd, until i realized it was being chased by this tiny little chipmunk... i'm thinking there might be a turf-war in progress...

Salem Witch:John Buck 41: Salem Witch: I have the day off, I got to sleep in until 7 this morning. 7! But I have laundry, shopping, vacuuming, dusting etc. that is long overdue.

We have been helping our friends with their place. We realized last weekend what was wrong with the front steps. Whoever built the thing got the tread and riser dimensions correct but then installed it wrong.

Upside down?

Yup. Risers on top and tread on the side.

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While looking for a carpenter cat pic, I found the Harry Potter Cat House.

sno man:Wow, cool, you actually did it, I'm not really surprised, in spite of sounding like it. I know I've become less inclined to adventure as I get older and really need to break out of that myself...

When I get it in my head to do something, I DO it, whether I probably should or not. Things don't always go so well, but at least I tried! I've been like that my whole life. I've got some great stories about my own stupidity to tell, a couple scars, know ALLLLLL the cool "hidden" places around here and made a few unlikely friends over the years. So the "pros" outweigh the "cons" in the long run. When I break out of my shell and get brave, I really am BRAVE. Or incredibly stupid and just lucky. Whatevs. Too bad you're not anywhere near me, or we could adventure together!

Have to go soon. Best wishes and happy thoughts to all you Caturdayans. My sympathies and manly bro hugs to those who lost a beloved furr friend recently. To those in the PacNW, stay dry and safe. To those just now shaking off another Monday in Mordor, the drinks cabinet is right next to the Caturday cookies!

And to Alien - ((((HUUUGGSS)))) with 8 arms. May your new place and your new job only get better and better!

That's just evil right there. GoGo Beastie weighs a solid 16 pounds, which is on the far end of "small" for her breed. She likes leaping onto my chest while I'm napping. That will definitely knock the wind out of you.

almostsane:sherpa18: Definitely time to look into getting a new ISP!!! Glad to see you made it here for at least a little bit

I wish. FIOS is nowhere near getting to my neck of the woods, I'm on the wrong side of my building to get a signal from DirectTV (not that I would want them anyway) -- crap, I can't even get a DSL line where I am :o(

However, I would not mind nuking my current ISP if the opportunity presented itself :o)

ArmednHammered:sherpa18:You're not alone in the crap storm, I was expecting a delivery (custom made flag display case) from UPS Friday. I got up and checked the tracking site and instead of Out for delivery it says Exception: Train derailment, Amarillo Texas. Just another train wreck in a long line of them. Pretty much describes all of 2013 for me.

akimbotoo:sherpa18: / yes, he actually picked it up and dragged it onto the counter // somehowYou know this makes perfect sense, because he loves you!

While I would like to think that that is the reason, what is more important to me is his interest in consuming almost anything remotely edible these days that makes me happy. At this point in time, I really no longer care if it's good for him or not, as long as he keeps eating (and taking his meds like a champ), and is comfortable and content.

I like the chicken tales! *takes cookie for research purposes* So, sounds like King George knows your an eggocidal maniac and is not going to let you bump off any more of his princely heirs. Marion must be complaining to him. Do chickens pair bond like that usually or is that just your two cluckers being extra weird? Man, I've got some teriyaki chicken in the oven right now and just the thought of pair bonded chickens made me think "I hope that dude in my oven was single".

maynerdkitty:Real Women Drink Akvavit: maynerdkitty: No new pictures this week, we got almost 6 inches of rain last night and a light show with sound. Cassie and Tom stayed in the living room last night but Fiona wouldn't leave my side. I think Li-Ion was bothered by the storm as he was extra jumpy and let me cuddle him. Some time in the night Fiona jumped onto my bed, either Max or Li-Ion freaked out and ran across my face leaving a bloody trail. I had to get up and clean my wounds, throw the dog off of the bed, and settle the kitties before I could go back to sleep. Had to kick the dog off my bed twice more before morning but the cats had gotten over their fear by then so no more scratches. Everything is soaked outside, the little chickens and Frodo had wet feet this morning, the horses stall took on lots of water and the garage floor, including my tack room, was wet. More rain for tonight and then I hope for a few dry days to get the stall dry enough to clean.[farm3.staticflickr.com image 500x375]The scardy dog that also steals cat toys./ Mountain just came by to whinny at the window//guess I have to run out to feed

Furgot to say earlier, Frodo is AWESOME looking! He really bloomed into a good lookin' bird of some sort. (I'm very not good with that kind of thing) You're keeping him, right? I'd take him EVERYWHERE I possibly could get away with it. "This is my pet chicken creature. You may notice his awesomeness." Don't think for a second I wouldn't, either.I had plans to let my son have him. I have king George on the farm and I have bad luck with young birds and predators here. I would hate to find a pile of grey/blue feathers where Frodo used to be. My son lives in town and has a tall fence with some hens, king Georges son Duke and one hermaphrodite hen/roo.The plan was for him to take Frodo, and give Duke to my neighbors who need a roo.He can't keep Duke because the hens are his sisters, and all his chickens are the result of king George and his sister Esmeralda. His ...

I like the chicken tales! *takes cookie for research purposes* So, sounds like King George knows your an eggocidal maniac and is not going to let you bump off any more of his princely heirs. Marion must be complaining to him. Do chickens pair bond like that usually or is that just your two cluckers being extra weird? Man, I've got some teriyaki chicken in the oven right now and just the thought of pair bonded chickens made me think "I hope that dude in my oven was single".

yobbery:I noticed that I need right click on the cursor in the comment box to post an image. Previously I could right click anywhere in the comment box and paste. Also, Image resizing doesn't seem to work anymore.

Not having a problem with either. WAIT JUST A DAMN MINUTE - SOMETHING IS ACTUALLY WORKING FOR ME? *swoons*

OlderGuy:Also, I have just discovered that posting a photo has changed.. when I copy/ paste on the comment screen, the picture appears immediately.. if I click and paste on the mountain icon, I have two pictures.... anybody else have this?

I noticed that I need right click on the cursor in the comment box to post an image. Previously I could right click anywhere in the comment box and paste. Also, Image resizing doesn't seem to work anymore.

Hahahaha! That's about when you put your fingers in your ears and yell "IMMACULATE CONCEPTION! GRANDMA TOLD ME IT WAS IMMACULATE CONCEPTION!!!" before running away crying, no matter what your age.

Strange story time (not animal related). After my Dad passed away my sister and I were helping Mom clean out my Dad's clothes, Mom came across a open box of condoms. She just looked at them and said " I guess I won't need these anymore, you to can split the rest of the box". Talk about looks of horror behind her back.. On the good sideDad was 80 and Mom was 83 when he passed away.

Real Women Drink Akvavit:cynicalminion: Real Women Drink Akvavit: Bah! Got a half hour "half nap" before the electricians moved down stairs and started pounding stuff with hammers. Then I got my knickers in a twist because one of the Julep nail polish colors I really really really want has been out of stock like FOREVER, I'm pretty sure it's not coming back and I can't even find it among the vultures on eBay. Obviously, it is time for a snack of some sort and good pout while I look at the hundreds of farking nail polishes I already own and try not to feel so sorry for myself. Talk about a "first world problem", huh?

that is a nice color. on the other hand, the lack of twistage is why going knickerless is such fun... :)

This is an advantage to knickerlessness I had not previously considered. I will keep it in mind for the future!

I have never seen an angry otter before![mybirdie.ca image 360x247]YOU BETTER RUN, BUDDY!!!

i have seen one recently that was captioned with "i will crack your skull like a clam on my chest" or something to that effect. can't dig it up at the moment though.

also, knickerlessness is a) one of my new favorite words. "spunk trumpets" still holds top spot on that (second best thing to *ahem* "come" out of cardiff) and b) DEFINITELY a climate-controlled option. fair warning.

don't make me go digging up the link... so if the silver fox anderson cooper goes in for a spray tan, does he default to a bronze fox? or would he have to dye his hair first?

Anderson Cooper is in his very own category. Comes with the fabulousness and having Gloria Vanderbilt as your mom, which is another form of fabulous itself. He can do as he pleases and papparazzi pics of him might go up about 10 bucks for the day. Not only that, he was a cat in a previous life. So that knocks the awesome fabulous hell yeahs out of the ball park.

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cynicalminion: actually i think someone mentioned australia is the only continent with no active volcano. so the mountains are the ONLY thing NOT actively trying to kill you in australia... and you call that a knife?

That is probably the most sensible and concise statement about Australia I've ever seen in my life.

ok, can't take credit for it, there is that map out there of everything trying to kill you in australia (and surrounding waters)

but yeah...

how was it phrased?

the ten years ago thing? get ginandbacon in here to defend ac from objectification... :)

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH how can I even concentrate on AC with these crazy wonderful critters everywhere???????????? And as far as I'm concerned, Cooper is worthy of objectification. That is one fine looking animal. And his background just adds to the allure. The glam childhood, the death of his brother, the empathy and astonishing fearlessness and intellectual curiosity he displays every single time he reports on anything...I love him so. If he had any interest at all in women, I would be chasing him down the street objectifying the crap out of him.

I'm one of those religious Germanic/Nordic Heathens similar to Asatru (but not quite, being agnostic and all), so I've not read Grendel, even if I'm familiar with what it is, but I do read a LOT of the old stuff in that vein. Everything from the Sagas to very dry modern scholarship about the original Germanic tribes to different translations with lots of footnotes of everything from religious lore to very old fiction and morality tales like Njal's Saga and Beowulf, all nestled with my books about.... Well, let's just say my bookshelves are a very confusing sight to behold. Unless you're me, then they make perfect sense. x-D

Gasp! An otter![3.bp.blogspot.com image 554x392]/so cute!!!

otters always deserve a decent *splort!*

i have not yet been introduced to the akavit, but i apologize for getting my authors mixed. john gardner wrote a book called "grendel" which was fascinating. written from grendel's POV. belonged to my folks, so haven't read it in years, but for whatever reason i like reading stories that tell the OTHER side of a story i've heard a million times.

valnt9:hi guys.just got a call from a friend in the Buford, Ga areaasking if anyone knows of a no-kill shelter in the area.2 black, approx 10 wk old kittens have been found in anabandoned house. she has no way to care for them, I'm notable to, and she doesn't want to take them to the pound.holler if you have any ideas.tks

not a pro at this, allergies have meant fish for pets, even though i love the fuzzbutts...no help on identifying breed, but i'd say if the house is abandoned and not in danger of being demolished, a copy paper box with a towel, a bowl with some water and bring a can of kitty food over every time she sees it's empty... that way if someone CAN rescue the poor things, get the shots and fixation done, the only issue is "found these, need licenses..." boom, done.

So....far....behind! Gah! *waves!* Hi everybody! I'll try and catch up between tonight and tomorrow mornin'. We're still tearing apart the house and re-doing everything. Well, not really everything, but we have had the house torn apart and completely disorganized for a while now. It just makes everything harder to deal with and really cuts into my internet time, which I do not approve of at all.

Oh, before I furget, does anyone have a link to Haruko's Etsy store? Does she still have that going? I wanted to look at STUFF. When I want to look at STUFF, I try to look at STUFF people I know at least in passing are cranking out as product. Besides, I really like that one pic I got from her. It hangs all cute and creepy on my wall right above where I'm sitting right now. (Heh. my autocorrect tried to turning "sitting" into "stilling", like I've got a booze factory under my desk or sumfing. pffft. I WISH.)

Anyway, I'll try to catch up wit yous guize laters. Until then, have some ferrets!